Drinking Now Category
Resolution: No More Maligning Merlot
Posted on March 17, 2016 2 Comments
Originally posted on the drunken cyclist:
For years, I would not touch Merlot, not because a certain movie told me that it was rather un-cool, but rather because I found most Merlots rather, well, blah. For me, it was the quintessential “tweener” variety: it was neither as structured and rich as Cabernet Sauvignon, as fruity and…
Pinots for Princes
Posted on September 28, 2015
Originally posted on the drunken cyclist:
Brace yourself. I am about to make a bold statement: I like Pinot. Yeah, I know, it blows your hair back a bit. As I have written countless times on this blog, my first real love in wine was and is champagne, but the bubbles only account for about…
Drinking Now: Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc #NZSavvy
Posted on June 19, 2014 1 Comment
Wednesdays are known as #WineWednesday or #WW (hashtag WW) and are therefore the best days to hold what the wine industry calls Wine Chats or #winechat. These wine chats are held every Wednesday for an hour starting at 5:00 pm or 6:00pm PST/ 8:00 pm or 9:00 pm EST. Wine chats are meant to be educational […]